CNN —Monitoring software that uses artificial intelligence (AI) found almost 20,000 abusive social media posts were aimed at players, officials and coaches during the Qatar World Cup, according to a new report released by FIFA.
In total, 20 million posts and comments were analyzed across all major social media platforms, successfully verifying the identity of 306 account owners that sent abusive messages.
In total, 434,000 posts were flagged by AI and reviewed by humans, the report said, with the abusive messages coming from 12,600 different accounts.
It hurts our families.”Of the abusive messages, 38% came from Europe, 36% from South America, 10% from Asia, 8% from Africa and 8% from North and Central America.
When grouped together by country – all players, teams and official member association social media handles – France received the most abuse, with England in second and Brazil third.
Persons:
–, FIFPro –, “, Mark, Anthony Kaye, It’s, Harry Kane, Kellyn Acosta
Organizations:
CNN, Monitoring, Qatar, FIFA, Canada Men’s National Team, England, France, Men’s National
Locations:
Canada, Europe, South America, Asia, Africa, North, Central America, France, Brazil, England